Toothbrush



1930. s. EISENBERG 1,784,986

TOOTHBRUSH v Filed Feb 1, 1929 Inventor 59772072 Eisenber g' A ttorneys Patented Dec. 16, 1930 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE l SEMON nrsmvnnne, or SAVANNAH, GEORGIA aoo'rnnnusn Appficationfiled'February 1', 1929. Serial No. 336,680.

r 7 My invention relates to tooth brushes and has for its object to improve the utility thereof 1 I V V Another object of my invention is to fashion the handle of a tooth brush into a shape which will easilygpermit its use as a means of removing food accumulations from on a and in between and around the natural teeth and under the free margin of the gums where it is difficult for the bristles ofatooth brush toreach and clean.

A further'object of my inventionwis to f the handle} of, a tooth brush" into a shape whichrwill easilypermit its use as ,a means of removing, accumulations; under the false teeth offixed bridge work. v, r j

As is .welliknown'in the art to which my cumulations between and o'n'the teethtend to decay the teeth, inflame thegums andcreate an unhealthy condition in the mouth. It is also well known that dental restorations such as bridges, fillings, etc.-, last longer and better ifkeptfree'of debris. It is furthermore wellunderstood that the ordinary tooth brush, even when used withfgreat care, is seldom, if ever, capable of preventing such r accumulations, especially in proximity to the gums, between the teeth, on theinner surt'aces of the frontteeth, behind thewisdom teeth and under the tree margin of the gums. It is the custom to permit such debris and and'then periodically go to. the dentist. and

have it removed. Obviously such al procedure is unsanitary and entails an. unhealthy "condition of a persons mouth at all times except immediately aftercleaning by a dentist.

In accordance with my invention I provide a tooth 'brush handleuwhich may be. made of any suitable material, and fashion the end of the handle into a cleaning implement. This cleaning implementis made of more healthy.

. teeth in the mouth.

' invention relates, food debris and tartar acgroove;

tooth brushhaving a handle 10 and provided tartar to accumulate and harden on the teeth especial shape and contour, to be more particularly described later, whereby the .user may employ'it to aid greatly in keeping his own teethand, mouth clean and therefore" Apparatus embodying features offlmy vention s illustrated in the accompanying drawlngs, forming a part of this application,

. wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective View of, tooth brush embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is aview of the implement formed on the end of the tooth brushhandle showing the use thereof withrelation to the last Fig. 3 is an enlarged View similar to Fig. 2 showingthe use of the implemontbetween two of the backteeth;

Fig.1 lfis an enlarged view showing the implement being used in cleaning theinsi'de of the front teeth; I I I Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view showing theuse of the implement in reaching and cleaning the teeth around the gingiva Fig. 6 1s a sectional view showing theuse of the implement 1n cleaning the lmgual side of bridge work;

i Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective View looking-downon the end of the implement; and

Fig. 8 is anenlarged sectional View taken along the line VIIIVIII of Fig. 7

Referring to the" drawings fora better understanding of my lnventlon I show a with the usual bristles 11. The handleis of the usualgeneral tooth brush handle form.

Towards theouter end ofthe handle is provided a hole .12 for hanging the brush up when not in use. o

u;- A feature of my invention consists in the peculiar fashioning of the handle. The outer end of the handle is provided with a curved portion 16 which terminates in apoint 17 to adaptQthe end, of the handle for use in cleaning around andbetween the teeth, and under the free margin of the gums. i The inner surface of the curved portion 16,

as shown at 18, lies substantially normal to the plane of curvature and the sides 19 of the In order that the cur-vedportion :ldniay be; better adapted to enter betweenthe teetli of the user, I provide the outer convex surface thereof near the point 17 with a concave portion 21 which approaches parallelism with the mesial forward surface of the posterior V teeth; shown at 22, as inay be betterseen-in This permits the curved pointed end 'off the handle to be inserted in between the back teeth for the removal of debris and tartar therefrom, and permits surface 21itself and-edge formed by 21 and 19150 scrape the mesial surface and in like "manner surface 18 and edge formed by 18and-19 scrapes'the distal surface of back teeth as shown inFig-8. When using the curved end of the tooth .brush handle, to remove debris and tartar "from the inside and between thefr'ont teeth,

the flat inner'surface 18 and'point 1-7 naturally fall'to the proper angle as may be clearly seen in Fig. 4: Where the frontteeth are incheated by the numeral 28 and the flat inner surface 18 of the-curved portion 16 isclearly seen to approach at the proper angle 'for 'the "removal ofyd'bris and tartar; The edge 'niad'eby junction of 18 and *l 9 allows the scraping ofthe sides and back of'these teeth by slightly tilting the handle sideways. As

gingival groove at 26. Theimplement is shown as being of proper-shape to adapt its useto cleaning the teeth around the ginglval groove. V I

hen cleaning around thelast bac'ktee'th 22, [the handle may be held in the position 'shown in Fig."2'Whereinit will be seen .th'at the inner curved portion is of such radius that it approachesparallelism'with the back distal-contour "ofthe'last tooth and point 17 I fits intoand can easilyclean the pocket usually formed behind thelast-toothby'the gum curving upward.

' In Fig. "6 of the drawings, 1 show a false tooth, such asais u'sed in bridge work and which overhangs the gum 25 on the labial or buccal side thereof. From this view it will be seen the manner in which my improved implement is especially adaptedfor-cleaning underneath and hehind' such teeth.

'From the foregoing it will-be apparent thatI have devised an improved tooth-brush wherein the handle 1 thereof is so fashioned that it may be easily employedJoy-laymen "as an efficient means for the removal of debris and tartar accumulations of the month and thereby greatly assisting :in

keeping the teeth from decaying and in keeping the .soft tissues from becoming'inflamed and diseased. v

lVhileI have shown my invention in but one form, it will be: obvious tothose skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various changes I alnd'fll'lOCllfiCEl "tions .-'without departing from the spirit thereof, and I desire therefore that only such limitationsshallbe placed thereupon as are imposed'by the prior'art, or as are specifical- :-lya set forth in the appended claims.

I. Vhat I claim is: :A toothvbrushghandle having a pointed curved end, the inner surfaceof the curved end being subtantialIynormal tothe plane of the carve," and theouter side of the-curved pointed end being provided with aficon'cave portion to adapt it forf in'serti'o'nj between 2.- A toothbrush handle having a pointed .curvedend,'the inner surface o'f the curved end beingv substantially normal 'to-t h'e plane substantially 'normal to the plane *of the curve, and provided with a-concaveportion *in its outer "surface to adapt it for insertion 'between the teeth; v

3. A tooth brush handle having a pointed curved-end, the inner surface of I the curved end being substantially normal to the plane of the curve, the sides of the curved pointed and converging from the inner side of the curve toivardsfthe outer portion "thereof, and the outer side of the curved pointed end being provided with a concaveportion to adapt it for insertion' between teeth.

4. Arelatively fiattooth brush handle having a comparatively j rigid "pointed curved "end, said end being curved througha plane "of the curve and the outer surface being parallel with the flat sides of the handle,

and the-point of'the end being formed by the juncture of four distinct-converging-surfaces, an innner, an outer, and twoside' ones, with definite sharp scraping-edges existing where each two of these surfaces :meet.

5."-A relative ly fiattooth brush handle with a comparatively rigid pointed curved end, said end having four distinct surfaces that converge-to form the point, the inner surface being substantiallynormal to the plane of the curve, which curve conforms to the general convexity; of the back (distal) surface of thebakteeth. a

6. A "relativelyfiatltooth :brush handle with-a comparatively rigid pointed curved end, with saidend ha-vingsfour distinct surifaces th'at converge to form the point, with the inner surface being substantially normal to the plane of the curve and concave, and

with the "two side. surfaces :being comparatively fiat and forming scraping edges in cooperation with the inner SL1lfaG6, SL1dS1Cl6 surfacesconvergingtogether atfthe point-and "converging towards each other-from the inner surface towards the outer surface, thus also forming sharp scraping edges in cooperation with the outer surface.

7. A relatively flat tooth brush handle having a comparatively rigid pointed curved end, said end having four surfaces that converge to form the point, the inner surface being substantially normal to the plane of, i

the curve and concave, the two side surfaces being comparatively flat and converging together at the point and converging towards each other from the inner surface towards the outer surface, the outer surface being substantially normal tothe plane of the curve and being provided near the point with a concave portion that conforms to the general convexity of the forward (mesial) surfaces of the back teeth, and which permits the pointed end to be easily inserted between the teeth and provides concave, scraping edges fitting the convexity of the mesial surface of teeth where theside surfaces of the end join this concave portion.

In testlmony whereof I, SEMoN EISENBERG, I afiix my slgnature.

. 'SEMON EISENBERG. 

